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Demolition of B30m resort on national park land nearly complete
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 13/12/2021
» KANCHANABURI: Demolition of a 30-million-baht luxury resort that encroached on Srinakarin Dam National Park in Si Sawat district is almost complete, the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation official reported on Monday.
Tycoon Premchai at Supreme Court for wildlife hunting final judgement
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 08/12/2021
» KANCHANABURI: Construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta arrived at Thong Pha Phum District Court on Wednesday morning to hear the Supreme Court's ruling on charges of illegal hunting in a wildlife sanctuary.
Man arrested for frenzied street murder of pickup passenger
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 30/11/2021
» KANCHANABURI: A man has surrendered to police to face a charge of murdering a passenger in his mother's car, who was chased down by a motorcyclist and shot dead in Muang district on Monday morning.
Gold shop owner accused of laundering drug money
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 27/05/2021
» KANCHANABURI: Authorities on Thursday arrested a local gold shop owner on allegations he was laundering money for border drug smugglers, and impounded assets worth about 30 million.
Two Kanchanaburi resorts face demolition
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 11/11/2020
» KANCHANABURI: An order has been issued for the owner of a resort to demolish four buildings within the boundary of Khao Laem National Park in Thong Pha Phum district.
Defiant resort owners get final warning to leave national park
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 10/09/2020
» KANCHANABURI: The owners of a resort built illegally in Khao Laem National Park have finally been given seven days to pack up and leave, after defying a court order for three years.
Resort razing deadline set
News, Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 02/09/2020
» KANCHANABURI: The Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has told the owner of an illegally built resort in Sangkhla Buri district to demolish the structure within 30 days or face an asset seizure investigation.
Mogul jailed for building resort in Erawan
News, Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 20/03/2020
» KANCHANABURI: The Kanchanaburi provincial court has sentenced a former managing director of Thai Dairy Industry Co to one year in jail for encroaching on forest land in Erawan National Park to build a resort.
B24m lottery prize finally unlocked, ending 3-year dispute
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 05/03/2020
» KANCHANABURI: The Appeal Court has for the last time rejected teacher Preecha Kraikruan's request to freeze the 24-million-baht lottery prize won by retired policeman Jaroon Wimool, effectively ending their long-running dispute over the winnings.
Conservationists seek closure of Kanchanaburi quarry
Piyarat Chongcharoen, Published on 16/02/2020
» KANCHANABURI: Conservationist groups in this western province have voiced opposition to an extension of a private firm's concession to run a quarry, saying it has caused noise pollution, dust and other health hazards.